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Make two similar overhand knots inter-laced, as in fig 1. Turn the left knotround as in fig 2, & pull out bightsright & left as indicated. Then equa-lise the loops & tighten. (* >)Uses: An ornamental knot. In Japana tassel or tassels are attached to the bottomends, and the arrangement is hung ingirls’ hair, under lanterns, and in factalmost wherever it can be introduced.§ Some-times the top loop is represented by looseends; and^or on two long strings a succession